Tweeters,
The 11/28/98 Port Townsend Marine Science Center Protection Island Cruise
sighted the following bird & mammal species. It turned out to be a great
trip with 46 enthusiastic participants, sfter a rather lousy week.

Code: P-Protection Island R-Rat Island Pt.H- Point Hudson Marina

Common Loon - P R
Red Necked Grebe - P R
Horned Grebe - P R
Double Crested Cormorant - P R
Pelagic cormorant - P R
Great Blue Heron - R
Black Scoter - P
White Winged Scoter - P R
Surf Scoter - P R
Harlequin Duck - P R
Oldsquaw - P
Common Goldeneye - P
Bufflehead - P R
Red Breasted Merganser - P R
Black Bellied Plover - R
Black Turnstone - R
Sanderling - R
Bonaparte Gull - R
Mew Gull - R
Glaucous Winged Gull - P R
Common Murre - P
Pigeon Guillemot - P
Marbled Murrelet - R
Bald Eagle - Indian I.
Northern Harrier - P
Belted Kingfisher - Pt. H
Northwestern Crow - R, PtH
Rock Dove - Pt. H

Mammals:
Harbor Seal - approx: 300-400 P, approx 8 R
River Otter - Point hudson


The remaining scheduled Protection Island Cruise for 1998 is:

Thursday, Dec. 31st (New Year's Eve) at 1 PM

Contact the PTMSC for reservations & information
360-385-5582
Regards,
Peter B.
PTMSC